tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post6543234373435448002..comments2018-03-13T12:12:51.671+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: Of blackbirds Frances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-62706509586322600812017-08-09T17:31:06.638+01:002017-08-09T17:31:06.638+01:00Wow, absolutely fantastic blog. I am very glad to ... Wow, absolutely fantastic blog. I am very glad to have such useful information.<br /> Thanks For more information visit<br /> <a href="https://koreaseries-review.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">หนังจีน</a>kimlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03508767511699008588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-41204728108121575432017-06-19T19:11:11.347+01:002017-06-19T19:11:11.347+01:00Yes, I think the blackbird has the best song. That...Yes, I think the blackbird has the best song. That link doesn&#39;t work, Meike. I&#39;ll have to copy and paste it.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-43718622079797423802017-06-19T19:09:24.392+01:002017-06-19T19:09:24.392+01:00Yes, it does feel quite special, Rosemary.,The bab...Yes, it does feel quite special, Rosemary.,The babies have now hatched, and we can just see a row of little open yellow beaks. Aaaaaah!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-51179546683943721462017-06-19T14:29:59.593+01:002017-06-19T14:29:59.593+01:00Frances, I suppose a pigeon is better than nothing...Frances, I suppose a pigeon is better than nothing!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-82642723653907980742017-06-19T11:37:26.529+01:002017-06-19T11:37:26.529+01:00The blackbirds&#39; song is my favourite sound to ...The blackbirds&#39; song is my favourite sound to wake up to! <br />I really like your thoughts about birds, Frances. Maybe you want to read what I wrote about a fundamental difference in humans and birds years ago:<br />http://librarianwithsecrets.blogspot.de/2010/06/so-different.htmlLibrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-61340302840093954232017-06-19T09:12:59.953+01:002017-06-19T09:12:59.953+01:00I used to love seeing the blackbirds in our other ...I used to love seeing the blackbirds in our other garden and those are interesting questions!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-87304419782982323152017-06-19T08:31:40.509+01:002017-06-19T08:31:40.509+01:00There is a pigeon sitting on a nest at the top of ...There is a pigeon sitting on a nest at the top of a shrub just 3 ft from my bedroom window. It&#39;s a shame it isn&#39;t a &quot; nicer&quot; bird...the world ( and our garden) has more than enough pigeons already!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-38632955665858694172017-06-18T17:11:02.551+01:002017-06-18T17:11:02.551+01:00Martine, I sympathise. I would feel just the same....Martine, I sympathise. I would feel just the same. I feel almost responsible for these blackbirds.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-46995921640480699772017-06-18T09:39:04.333+01:002017-06-18T09:39:04.333+01:00We had a sparrow&#39;s nest in the ivy outside the...We had a sparrow&#39;s nest in the ivy outside the bedroom window a few years ago. We were heart broken when a violent wind storm blew the nest and hatchlings away one night.martinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260048849955077472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-29078505919019099212017-06-17T22:03:09.087+01:002017-06-17T22:03:09.087+01:00Adrian, the problem is that when they start buildi...Adrian, the problem is that when they start building, it&#39;s too cold for us to use the courtyard. It&#39;s when the weather warms up that they desert.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-32861368239044283202017-06-17T22:01:23.181+01:002017-06-17T22:01:23.181+01:00Whatever their reasoning, they give us a lot of pl...Whatever their reasoning, they give us a lot of pleasure, Graham. Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-64082781190604360752017-06-17T20:15:57.417+01:002017-06-17T20:15:57.417+01:00It&#39;s instinct but they get better with practis...It&#39;s instinct but they get better with practise. I doubt they would leave a nest over noise as the noise was there when they built it.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-84403877641210806752017-06-17T19:59:09.580+01:002017-06-17T19:59:09.580+01:00My parents had blackbirds nesting in the Virginia ...My parents had blackbirds nesting in the Virginia Creeper (I think it was a Virginia Creeper) in front of the kitchen window. They didn&#39;t seem in the least bit phased by human activity and came back year after year. As to what birds may think or not think I couldn&#39;t begin to speculate. I have enough problem with humans and, in theory as one of the species, I should have some vague idea.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.com